Sour Cherry Strudels

Sour Cherry Strudels
You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Sour Cherry Strudels a try. One portion of this dish contains approximately 5g of protein, 25g of fat, and a total of 432 calories. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. A mixture of phyllo, cornstarch, granulated sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 5 hours.

Instructions

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Bring cherries (with any juices), 3/4 cup sugar, and cornstarch to a boil in a 2 1/2- to 3-quart heavy saucepan, stirring occasionally, then simmer 2 minutes.
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Transfer filling to a bowl and cool completely.
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While cherry filling cools, arrange 3 phyllo sheets in 1 layer on a work surface and let dry 15 minutes. Keeping 12 remaining sheets stacked, halve crosswise, then stack halves. Cover stack with a piece of plastic wrap and a dampened kitchen towel. Finely crumble 3 dried phyllo sheets into a bowl.
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Preheat oven to 400°F.
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Arrange 1 piece of phyllo on work surface with a short side nearest you (keep remaining sheets covered) and brush with some butter. Top with 3 more phyllo pieces, brushing each with butter.
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Sprinkle 2 tablespoons crumbled phyllo over lower third of buttered phyllo, leaving a 2-inch border along bottom and sides, then top with a rounded 1/3 cup filling. Fold bottom edge of phyllo up over filling and fold in sides to enclose filling completely, then roll up phyllo to form a strudel, about 4 1/2 by 2 1/2 inches.
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Transfer, seam side down, to a buttered baking sheet.
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Brush top with some butter, then sprinkle lightly with 1/4 teaspoon sugar.
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Cut 2 (1-inch) vents diagonally across top of strudel, about 1 1/2 inches apart, with a paring knife. Make 5 more strudels in same manner.
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Bake strudels in middle of oven until golden brown and crisp, 20 to 25 minutes.
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Transfer to a rack and cool 30 minutes.
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* We used IFQ (Individually Quick Frozen) cherries from Friske Orchards (231-599-2604), in Charlevoix, Michigan.
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·Strudels can be baked 2 hours ahead and kept on rack at room temperature.·Cherry filling can be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In5 hrs
Servings6
Health Score0
Dish TypesSide Dish
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